Articles in this issue

• Educational Options Administrator of the Year: Ensuring all students succeed
  Meet Anne Kalisek, principal of alternative education at Palm Springs USD, ACSA’s 2009 Continuation/Educational Options Administrator of the Year.
• Member help needed on bills awaiting action
  ACSA is seeking member help to encourage Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Assembly Bills 429 and 1435.
• Educators urged to support Aceves for superintendent of public instruction
  An excellent way to support Larry Aceves for SPI is to go to his Web site and electronically file your personal endorsement of his campaign.
• Equity and Achievement Institute features popular keynote speaker
  The Nov. 7 Equity and Achievement Institute will feature Edwin Lou Javius speaking on a systemic approach to implementing key principles of equity.
• First CALSA Conclave seeking research papers on Latino students
  The California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators is looking for papers addressing the education of linguistic minority and non-linguistic minority Latino students.
• Governmental Relations internships successful; more offered
  ACSA’s Governmental Relations and Management Services departments offer internships in the world of education policymaking.